گورنمنٹ ایم۔اے۔او کالج لاہور | |
Other name | Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore |
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Former name | Santana Dharma College |
Motto | (Arabic) بَسۡطَةً۬ فِى ٱلۡعِلۡمِ وَٱلۡجِسۡمِ |
Motto in English | Allah has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1933 |
Accreditation | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore |
Academic affiliations | Punjab University[1] Higher Education Commission of Pakistan |
Principal | Dr. Anjum Javed |
Academic staff | 170± |
Students | 10,000± |
Undergraduates | 2000± |
Postgraduates | 600± |
Location | , Pakistan |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Green, maroon, gold, blue |
Nickname | Anglorians |
Website | official website |
Government Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College (abbreviated to Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore; Urdu: گورنمنٹ ایم۔اے۔او کالج لاہور;) is a public college located adjacent to Civil Secretariat Lahore. It is among the oldest educational institutions in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
It was established in 1933 as MAO College by Anjuman-e-Islamia at Amritsar and Professor S. Mercado was appointed the first principal. It had played a significant role in the creation of Pakistan. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the college was shifted to Lahore, in the building of a Hindu established college, Sanatan Dharma College, which was in turn shifted to Ambala, Haryana after partition. [citation needed]